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Patented May 31,- 1898.

PORTABLE SWING.

'W. A. GHESTERMAN.

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PORTABLE sWING..

I Patented May 31, 1898.

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' WITNESSES Attorney The invention consists in the standards adjacent their p.

UNITED" s" or RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

. oat bL fp i-sei l i srncrrrcncrron art-la part of Letters' Patent No. 604,966, dated May 31, 1898. Applieatie n iiled an 31, test. sesame 630,048. (Nomodeh) To all whom "11b Hui/y concern: V

Be it known that I, Wm'r AUBREY Onns TERMAN, a citizen of the UnitedSta'tes, residing at Richmond, in the county of 116111100 and State of Virginia, have invented certain new.

and useful Improvements in Portable Swin gs and I do hereby declare the followingito be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will. enable others skilled in, the art to which it appertains to make and, use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in portable swing-s; andthe object of the same is to provide a swing which may be conveniently folded to occupy as little space as possible and which when desired for use may be quicklyand readily unfolded to form a neat and substantial swing. a v 7 novel features of construction hereinafter fuily described and claimed, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention, one of the seats being jillustrated as folded. Fig. 2 is a central vertical 'sectionof the same. Fig. is a top plan View ofthe upper portion of the supporting-frame, illustra'tin g the construction of the braces for supporting that end of the frame.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

and 2 indicate the pairs of supporting-stand ards, which converge at their upper ends, Where they are attached to the cross-pieces of the frame 8, the pairs of the standards 1 being rigidly attached to said frame and the standards 2 pivoted thereto. Each pair'of standards is braced by the cross-piece 4 adjacent their lower ends, said standards being farther apart at their lower than at their upper ends to permit the free passage therebetween of the swings. 1

Journaled between the pairs of supporting- I v ,ercndsare the rods 5, to which are attached the upper ends of the sw'ingframes 6. To the lower crosspieces. 7 of these frames are pivoted the side pieces 8 of the backs 9 of the swings, said side pieces having formed therein the longitudinal slots 10 adjacent their upper ends. Adapted to move in these slots are the rods 11, to the ends of which are pivoted-one end of the curved arms 12. The opposite ends of these curved arms are pivoted to the rods 13, which mo've in slots 14-, formed in the side pieces of the frame 0. Pivoted at one end between the side pieces 8 of the backs S) are the seats 10, which at their opposite ends are attachedto the rods 13. 3y means of this construction the seats may be folded, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the backs and arms of the same conveniently folded together, so that the same take up but little space.

, Iivoted at one end to the lower cross-piece 7 of one of the swing-frames is the platform 17, the same being notched at its opposite end, as at 18, for engaging the cross-piece 7 of the opposite swing-frame. Thus the swingframes'are united at their lower ends by the platform, as will be understood, and when it i is desired to fold the swing the platform is disengaged at one end from the swing-frame,

to which it is detachably secured.

Pivotally secured to the rods 5 are the brace-bars 19, which are perforated at their meeting ends at 20. Pivoted at one end to the swinging standards 2 are the arms 21, which are slotted at their lower ends at 22,

oted standards 2,Which shoulder abuts against the opposite standard when the same are opened for use.

When it is desired to fold the swing, as above stated, the platform is raised and the backs and seats of the swings are folded and the pivoted standards are closed upon the stationary standards, so that the swing is folded very compactly for shipping or packing when not desired for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1 In aswing, a pivotally-s'upported swingframe,aback for the seat pivoted to the swingframe, a seat pivoted to the back and slid ingly connected to the swing frame, and arms pivoted to the forward end of the seat and slidingly connected at opposite ends to the swing-frame and back respectively.

2 In a swing, a pivotally-supported swingframe having elongated slots there n ,1 a had}:

for the seat pivoted to said frame, and-ha ing elongated slots therein, a seat pivoted to the back, arms for the seat, a rod pivotally connecting the said arms with said seat, and adapted to move in the elongated slots in the swing-frame, and a similar rod connecting the opposite ends of said arm and adapted to move within the slots in said back;

3. A portable swing, comprising supporting-standards, adapted to be folded together, swing-frames pivoted to said standards and depending therefrom, backs pivoted, their lower ends to the swin g-franles, se'ats pivoted to the backs at one end and slidingly mounted upon the swing-frames at their opposite ends, arms pivoted at one end to the seats, and at their opposite end slidingly connected to the backs, and means for connecting the swingframes so that they move together, substantially as set forth. I

4. A portable swing comprising support swing-frames pivoted between said standards and provided with longitudinal slots adjacent their lower ends, backs having their side pieces pivoted to the swinging frames at their lower ends and'fo-rmed with longitudinal slots adjacent their upper ends, seats pivoted at one end to the backs, rods movable in the slots of the swinging frames to which are attached the opposite ends of the seats, arms pivoted to the rods, rods movable in the slots of the, backs to which the opposite ends of the arms are pivoted, and means for detachably connecting the swing-fraines whereby they move together, sn bstan may as set forth,

5. A portable swing comprising standards adapted to be folded together, swing-frames pivoted between the standards and having their side pieces formed with longitudinal slots adjacent their lower ends, backs having their side pieces pivoted to the swing-frames at their lower ends and having longitudinal slots adjacent their upper ends, rods movable in the slots of the side pieces of the backs,

armspivoted to said rods, rods movable in the slots of the swing-frames to which the opposite ends of the arms are pivoted, seats pivoted between the side pieces of the back at one end and attached to the rods, connecting the arms to the swing-frames, and a platform pivoted to the lower end of one of the swing-frames and adapted to engage the opposite swing-frame, substantially as set forth. 6. A portable swing comprising supporting-standards adapted to'be folded together, arms pivoted at one end to the standards "l andprovided with slots adjacent their ends, ing-standards adapted to be folded together,

brace-rods pivoted to the standards, bolts movable in the slotted arms and uniting the opposite brace-rods, whereby when the standards are folded the brace-rods move upon the slotted arms, swing-frames pivoted between the standards, and swings carried thereby,

substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribin g witnesses.

, WIRT A. CIIESTERMAN. Witnesses:

SAML. TnoMsoN PULLTAM, WM. 13. MILLER. 

